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Hi everyone, newbie here...
We live in SF bay area and are planning a trip up to Reno/Tahoe for the upcoming Thanksgiving break. There are six of us. Grandparents are in their 70s and two kids are 6 and 4.
The trip will be from Thanksgiving day 11/22 to Sunday 11/25. We rented an intermediate RV E27 from CruiseAmerica. The Reno resort we are going to (Grand Sierra resort and casino) has a RV park. Our plan is that the grandparents will be staying in the resort room and the kids will be staying with us in the motorhome. Hubby wants to "toughen" them up for future trips, though we ourselves are still newbies and need practice...
During this trip, two days will be spent driving to and from Reno. One day we'll bring kids to Mt. Rose for some snow play (if there is snow during thanksgiving) and one day we will be driving around Reno to visit some museums and check things out etc. We'll park as much as possible under the sun. I'm mostly worried about the night time.
Here is the daily temperature forecast for November at Reno.
http://www.accuweather.com/en/us/reno-nv/89501/november-weather/329507
I'm wondering whether we need to empty the water line for this 3-night trip? I called CruiseAmerica and they said it's up to us. But how do I know?! They suggested putting a glass of water outside and if water freezes, I need to dump the tank. I asked if by the morning the water in glass freezes, my tank might freeze overnight. Will it be too late and cause some damage? Again, their reply was "up to you"!!! That's not helpful...
There must be experts here that have experience camping under similar condition. Could you please give us some advice on this?
If we clear the water line, does it mean we cannot use the toilet and kitchen sink?
For us/kids to sleep overnight at those temperatures, do we need to turn heater on all night? Will this drain the battery or generator? Will it be very noisy?
Our RV is called E27. I saw forum discussions on A class, C class etc. but not E class. How's the reputation for E27?
Thanks in advance for all your help!
Tiffany
We live in SF bay area and are planning a trip up to Reno/Tahoe for the upcoming Thanksgiving break. There are six of us. Grandparents are in their 70s and two kids are 6 and 4.
The trip will be from Thanksgiving day 11/22 to Sunday 11/25. We rented an intermediate RV E27 from CruiseAmerica. The Reno resort we are going to (Grand Sierra resort and casino) has a RV park. Our plan is that the grandparents will be staying in the resort room and the kids will be staying with us in the motorhome. Hubby wants to "toughen" them up for future trips, though we ourselves are still newbies and need practice...
During this trip, two days will be spent driving to and from Reno. One day we'll bring kids to Mt. Rose for some snow play (if there is snow during thanksgiving) and one day we will be driving around Reno to visit some museums and check things out etc. We'll park as much as possible under the sun. I'm mostly worried about the night time.
Here is the daily temperature forecast for November at Reno.
http://www.accuweather.com/en/us/reno-nv/89501/november-weather/329507
I'm wondering whether we need to empty the water line for this 3-night trip? I called CruiseAmerica and they said it's up to us. But how do I know?! They suggested putting a glass of water outside and if water freezes, I need to dump the tank. I asked if by the morning the water in glass freezes, my tank might freeze overnight. Will it be too late and cause some damage? Again, their reply was "up to you"!!! That's not helpful...
There must be experts here that have experience camping under similar condition. Could you please give us some advice on this?
If we clear the water line, does it mean we cannot use the toilet and kitchen sink?
For us/kids to sleep overnight at those temperatures, do we need to turn heater on all night? Will this drain the battery or generator? Will it be very noisy?
Our RV is called E27. I saw forum discussions on A class, C class etc. but not E class. How's the reputation for E27?
Thanks in advance for all your help!
Tiffany